Multilateral Action to Prevent Crisis and Build Peace, Justice, and Inclusion.
The Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University (NYU) is a research center and think tank that, for over two decades, has been a leader in applied policy, connecting politics, security, justice, development, and humanitarian issues.
2024–2026 Business Plan
Through our programming and work, CIC seeks to inform and strengthen collaborative approaches and/or collaboration among national governments, international organizations, and the wider policy community to build trust, prevent and respond to crises—and advance peace, justice, and inclusion at all levels. Find out the practical and actionable ways we are striving towards this goal through our latest business plan.
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Can a Peace Deal Be Made in Doha?
This paper focuses on the immediate options for an agreement between the Congolese government and the M23 and the authors outline the five most likely possible outcomes of the Doha mediation process between the DRC government and the AFC/M23.
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Managing Peace Operations: How to Exit the Groundhog Day Time Loop of Peace Operations Reform
United Nations peace operations currently face a crisis of confidence. No large mission has been launched in over a decade, existing missions struggle to implement their mandates, and the UN is increasingly marginalized from political processes.
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UN80 Mandate Review: Promising Momentum to Overcome the Mandate Maze
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A Safer World in Unsafe Times?
New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC) is honored to be the first-ever partner to work with global analytics and advisory firm Gallup to collaborate on their annual Global Safety Report.
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The Process for Selecting the Secretary-General of the United Nations
This policy brief provides an overview of the process for the selection of the UN Secretary-General (SG). In short, the process has evolved from a non-transparent closed-door exercise almost exclusively dominated by the Security Council to a more transparent, inclusive process involving more active and engaged participation of the General Assembly.
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Opinion: Justice is the missing link to global stability
Fernando Marani
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